NASA and Drake State Partner to Provide Free STEM Bootcamps for Underrepresented Students

Thanks to a multi-year grant from NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), middle and high school students can now enroll in free bootcamps at Drake State Community & Technical College. The MUREP grant supports minority-serving institutions working to increase the number of racially or ethnically underrepresented and female students in science and engineering […]

Siemens Provides Grant to AMIIC to Support Huntsville’s Technical Workforce

The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center (AMIIC) recently announced that that Siemens Digital Industries Software will provide Huntsville’s student, technical, and defense communities with access to its Xcelerator portfolio of engineering software.  As part of a multi-million-dollar technology grant, Siemens will help AMIIC in supporting the successful attainment of the Department of Defense (DoD)’s […]

Comcast RISE aims to boost support for minority and female business owners

Small businesses and small business owners have continuously served as the lifeblood of the U.S. economy. Small businesses create two-thirds of new jobs nationally and account for 44 percent of all economic activity in our country. Despite the overwhelming benefits they provide in society, small businesses do not receive the same level of government support […]

The Workplace is Changing: Here’s How Huntsville Businesses Adjust to the “New Normal”

Our society is grappling with the “new normal”, and workplaces may never look the same. The makeup of the workforce is shifting, as 252,000 Alabamans quit their jobs in the fall of 2021, with women leaving at a rate 25% higher than men. Women’s participation in the labor force has plummeted to rates not seen […]

Madison City Hall Hosts Kick-off Comprehensive Plan Meeting

Like Huntsville, the City of Madison is on a rapid growth trajectory, with the growing pains to match. Madison City’s leaders are taking active steps to address its changing needs with the launch of Madison On Track 2045, a policy document for use by city leaders, developers, business owners, and citizens to make informed decisions […]

AMIIC’s Grand Opening: Helping Build the Alabama Workforce of Tomorrow

On February 11th, the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center (AMIIC) will kick off the start of something big and excitingly different. Local civic and education leaders will be on hand to celebrate the grand opening of AMIIC’s state-of-the-art facility and lab, which is located at 5021 Technology, near the UAH campus.  Huntsville Mayor Tommy […]

Huntsville Hospital Foundation Launches “MyHospital” Campaign to Celebrate Madison Hospital’s 10th Anniversary

Since opening its doors on February 28, 2012, Madison Hospital has provided the Madison community with access to world-class, lifesaving healthcare that’s closer to home. 10 years later, the hospital is nearly bursting at the seams and ready for future expansion. To celebrate this milestone and to help raise funds for equipment and facility upgrades, […]

United Real Estate Group Announces Merger with Huntsville’s Leading Edge

In 2013, Danny and Charlene Sullivan founded Huntsville’s Leading Edge Real Estate Group with the goal to “Lead the way, using cutting edge-technology to sell your home quickly and effectively while having fun in the process.” Fast forward to 2022, where earlier this week Danny and Charlene’s success culminated in a merger with United Real […]

Local Business Breaks Ground for Helping a Hero Event

While deployed by the U.S. Army to Iraq 15 years ago, Staff Sergeant Michael Brown left a local police station and boarded a Humvee. Minutes later, a man appeared from a doorway and hurled an anti tank grenade at the vehicle. The result was not only a severely damaged Humvee, but Moore’s foot was removed […]

CVB Kicks Off 9th Annual #iHeartHsv Social Media Campaign

Now in its ninth year, the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) #iHeartHsv social media campaign is offering visitors and locals alike the chance to show off what they love most about Huntsville and Madison County.  Describing the campaign as Huntsville’s biggest “digital lovefest,” the CVB is inviting the public to submit digital Valentines […]